Words Related to Health and Sickness

Words Related to Health and Sickness - Mental and Physical Pain

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backache
backachenoun

a pain in someone's back

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colicnoun

a severe pain localized in abdominal area, especially suffered by babies

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crampnoun

a sudden painful contraction in a muscle due to fatigue

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cricknoun

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

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earache
earachenoun

a pain inside the ear

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electric shocknoun

a trauma caused by a physical reaction to electrical currents flowing through one's body

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eyestrainnoun

a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem

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growing painsnoun

pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth

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headache
headachenoun

a pain in the head, usually persistent

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lumbagonoun

backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc

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pins and needles
pins and needlesphrase

a sharp, tingling pain in a limb, as if one is being jabbed with pins, that is a natural response of that limb recovering from numbness

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stomach ache
stomach achenoun

a pain in or near someone's stomach

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toothache
toothachenoun

a pain in a tooth

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writer's crampnoun

muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil

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ache
achenoun

a continuous, but dull (not acute) feeling of pain in a part of the body

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agony
agonynoun

severe physical or mental pain

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anguish
anguishnoun

extreme distress of body or mind

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irritation
irritationnoun

a feeling of pain, discomfort, or inflammation one senses in multiple areas of skin or different parts of the body

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neuralgianoun

acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves

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pangnoun

a sharp spasm of pain

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smartnoun

a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

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spasmnoun

a muscle contraction that is painful and happens suddenly without one's control

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stabnoun

a sudden sharp feeling

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sufferingnoun

the state of undergoing physical or mental pain

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throbnoun

a strong, pulsing sensation or feeling, often accompanied by pain or discomfort

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tormentnoun

extreme physical or mental suffering, anguish, or distress

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torturenoun

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

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twingenoun

a sharp stab of pain

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gripingnoun

acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)

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decompression sicknessnoun

pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

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repetitive strain injurynoun

the pain felt in muscles, tendons, etc. caused by repeated pressure or movements

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chest pain
chest painnoun

pain in the chest

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orofacial painnoun

discomfort or pain that arises from various structures in the mouth and face, including the jaw joints, muscles, teeth, nerves, and other related tissues

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